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Taku Kishimoto

Writer · Hyogo, Japan

From
Hyogo, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 84% in 30 days

What are Taku Kishimoto's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
33%
Power
11%
Survival
8%
Morality
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Hopeful
11
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
6
Warm
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Taku Kishimoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Taku Kishimoto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cocoon: One Summer of Girlhood(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Eren the Southpaw(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames(2026)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Camphorwood Custodian(2026)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Luka and the Flower of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Sakamoto Days(2025)

    Show 22 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Enter the Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Screenplay

  • Blue Lock: Episode Nagi(2024)

    Screenplay · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Luka and the Flower of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • BUCCHIGIRI?!(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Original Story · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Great Pretender: Razbliuto(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • BURN THE WITCH #0.8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Screenplay

  • Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Blue Lock(2022)

    Show 38 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Pokémon: Hisuian Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Fruits Basket: Prelude(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Deer King(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ranking of Kings(2021)

    Show 23 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Moriarty the Patriot(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited The Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Screenplay

  • Woodpecker Detective's Office(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Haikyuu!! Puppet Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Screenplay

  • Pokémon: Twilight Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · Script Supervisor

  • Kabukichou Sherlock(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Fruits Basket(2019)

    Show 63 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hanebado: The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki!(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Haikyu!! 4: Battle of Concepts(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Haikyu!! 3: Talent and Sense(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Monster Strike the Movie(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 91 Days(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Magi: Adventure of Sinbad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Screenplay · Series Composition · Writer

  • Joker Game(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Erased(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Prince of Stride: Alternative(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Haikyuu!! The Movie 2: The Winner and the Loser(2015)

    Screenplay · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Haikyuu!! The Movie 1: The End and the Beginning(2015)

    Screenplay · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Magi: Adventure of Sinbad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Script

  • Haikyuu!!(2014)

    Show 85 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Silver Spoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 22 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Bunny Drop(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Gintama(2005)

    Show 32 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • THE ONE PIECE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Series Composition

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi (2024)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames (2026)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Ranking of Kings (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing42 of 44: 41 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdOther crew3 of 44: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s25 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Taku Kishimoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 31 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Monster Strike the Movie (2016)

92nd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Taku Kishimoto's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Taku Kishimoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Taku Kishimoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Susumu Mitsunaka shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles